Egyptian Anubis Statue - Features lovely gold and black colorings, felt covered bottom to prevent scratching of display shelves, Measures 3 1/2 inches high with base measurement of about 1 inch. Very nice display piece for altar, shelf or collection addition.
About Anubis:
Anubis is an incredibly ancient god, and was the original god of the dead before Osiris "took over" the position. After that point, Anubis was changed to be one of the many sons of Osiris and the psychopomp (conductor of souls) of the underworld. His totem of the jackal is probably due to the fact that jackals would hunt at the edges of the desert, near the necropolis and cemeteries throughout Egypt.
Anubis is dipicted as a man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
